His superpowers aren't the problem. In the comics, Deadpool had lots of gadgets that gave him different powers, so what if this time
The problem most people have with this movie version of Deadpool (and I agree with them) is that they betrayed the essence of the character. They took the Merc with a Mouth and
. Deadpool has always been defined by his unhinged wit and zaniness, his ability to crack a crazy joke at the most dramatic of times. They removed this character's most important trait and instead turned him into some kind of
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I mean, I don't condemn this movie for it, because it was pretty decent and fun to watch. But Deadpool got screwed over. I understand it when they change things from comics to fit the big screen because film is a different medium, but they have to change it because it would work better. But it didn't. They took a unique character and turned him into something uninspired and derivative. Which is all the more sad because the few moments he's in the movie as Wade Wilson, Ryan Reynolds nails it perfectly. I think that's what saddens me the most. They had the oppertunity and the talent to do justice to a cult favourite but for some reason, they just decided not to.